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Federation Star
November 2023
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Our obligation is to history and memory By Shelley Lieb and Ida Margolis
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eaders of this paper are likely to rights; connecting the second generation receive a great many emails each with one another; and Support of the day and rarely have time to read Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education them all. It’s certainly easier to delete Center.” There are no fees or attendance than to read all those emails, but perhaps requirements. we overlook something of importance If you would like to receive the Genor great interest. As Ida was about to Shoah newsletter and program announcedelete another email ments or volunteer to from Gideon Taylor, help with future propresident of the Claims grams, send an email to Conference (claimscon. liebro@gmail.com. The org), she stopped to GenShoah newsletter look at an illustration includes future Genof an old Rosh HaShaShoah events, a fun nah postcard with a Yiddish lesson, progreeting in Yiddish grams of community that was included, then interest, and more. continued to read the GenShoah sponsors Ida Margolis and Shelley Lieb accompanying article the film series, Movies that described a trip Taylor took with his that Matter. The last film, “The Invisible family to a cemetery in Janow, a stetl in Class,” will be discussed via Zoom on Poland where his great-grandfather is burNov. 1. Visit www.hmcec.org to RSVP ied. All that remains today is the cemetery for the Zoom discussion. You will then gate and a few weather-beaten tombstones, receive information on how to watch representing “the last physical reminder the film. of what was once a vibrant and dynamic Another upcoming program of comJewish community of six hundred souls.” munity interest is the annual Kristallnacht The heartbreaking story that Taylor Commemoration on Sunday, Nov. 5, told of what happened to the Jews from 2:30 p.m. at St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Janow is one of millions of heartbreaking Church, 5225 Golden Gate Parkway, stories of Jews during the Holocaust. But Naples. We are very fortunate that the what also caught my attention in this Catholic-Jewish Dialogue of Collier article was the following sentence: “Our County has presented this program for a obligation is not only to history, it is also number of years. This 85th Anniversary of to memory.” As stated by the late Rabbi Kristallnacht is an opportunity for comLord Jonathan Sacks, “In history, we munity members to be reminded of the recall what happened. Through memory, night that most historians recognize as the we identify with what happened so that “beginning of the Holocaust.” it becomes part of us and who we are.” Please support this program and supAs Holocaust survivors pass away, we port our Holocaust Museum & Janet G. are now all guardians of the history of the and Harvey D. Cohen Education Center. Holocaust. But 2Gs and 3Gs have an Plan a visit for yourself and a friend to the additional obligation — that of memory. newly expanded and updated Museum, That is why the mission statement of Genwhich reopens to the public on Nov. Shoah SWFL includes “Preservation of 4. You will be immersed in the history history and memories of the Holocaust.” of the Holocaust, one of the most wellMembership in GenShoah is open to documented genocides in history, as well anyone who is interested in our mission as learn more about other genocides and statement, which also includes “Promowhat we can all do to fight against bigotry tion of Holocaust education and human and hate.
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